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Craigiau Cigfran

Gwynedd, WALES

Climbs 10 – Rocktype Diorites – Altitude 180m a.s.l – Faces NW

Crag features
Criagiau Cigfran features natural microdiorite with sport climbs up to 30 metres over several sectors including what is reputedly "the best sport climb in North Wales" - Release the Hounds.

The sectors are:

Diplomatic Area

Last Waltz

Great Wall

Hounds Area

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Guidebooks
A55 sport climbs 2nd edition (2011)

Climbs at this crag

Sort climbs
 Climb nameGradex
1Gadaffi the Diplomat6c+ *2
2Osama Bin Bin Bag6c+ 2
3The Last Waltz6a *11
4Great Wall6b **10
5Great Wall Direct6c+ *2
 Climb nameGradex
6All the Year Round6c  
7The Hunt6c+ ***21
8Release the Hounds7c ***11
9At the Heart of it AllE6 6b **2
10A Tetris Temperament *7b **4

* Climbs listed in red are waiting to be checked by a crag moderator, and may not be accurate.

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Access notes
Park on Pendalar on the outskirts of Llanfairfechan and head for the old quarry incline which is visible towards the east of the town. The incline leads to a good track which contours the hillside and the crag is above this a short distance further east. It is on land mapped as "open access".

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The new A55 climb book says to go right through the large black gate. Don't - it should say left!! Follow the turquoise waymark arrows until you reach a fence. This is a tall wire one, with a wirecuttered hole ripped in it. Go though the hole then bushwhack up a rough path to the incline.
hms ? - 24/Jul/12